Fire-extinguisher



(No Model.)

0. J. L. MAGLEOD.

FIRE EXTI'NGUISHER.

No. 526,159. Patented Sept. 18,1894.

B A z j Aim UNITED STATES EPA-TENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. L. MnoLE OD, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

FIRE-EXTINGUISHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,159, dated September 18,1894.

Application filed November '7, 1893. Serial No. 490,221- (No model.)

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of a fluid receptacle containing nested buckets, each having communication with the fluid in the tank, so that they may be withdrawn successively, each being filled with the fluid. Further in the peculiar construction of the support for the buckets, whereby they may be readily inserted and quickly withdrawn. Further in the construction of the supporting devices for other fire extinguishing agents or fluids within the tank, and further in the peculiar construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts. I I

In the drawings, Figurel is a vertical, cen' tral, longitudinal section through a fluid tank and buckets arranged according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the top of the tank with the cover removed. Fig. 3

p is a detached perspective view of one of the buckets. Fig. 4. is a reduced cross sectional view on theline w0c Fig. 1.

A is the tank, preferably cylindrical and having a cover B, which fits tightly thereon and which I preferably make as nearly air tight aspossibleto prevent evaporation of the fluid therefrom. Within the tank I arrange vertical standards 0 preferably consisting of galvanized sheet metal or other noncorrosive material. These standards I preferably make in the shape of a tube, having an open slot D extending down one side thereof, and a series of inclined notches E formed in the front wall of the standard communicatingwith the slot as plainly shown in Fig. 2. Between the upper end of the stand ards and the side of the tank I preferably form bracketsor pockets F in which I may place bottles or cans G adapted to contain ammonia or other efficient fire extinguishing agent which may be poured into the water or other fluid in the tank before using.

H are a series of pails each provided with a bail I, which is pivoted in the ears .1, at the sides of the pail and provided with an exten sion K, at each side, which forms the support for the pail in the tank, the extensionsor pins K being engaged in the notches E of the standard, these notches being arrangeda sufficient distance apart so that when the series of pails are nested in the tank, beingsupported in these notches, as shown in Fig. 1, there will be free communication into each of the pails, and to this end the pails are made to narrow or taper toward the bottom). The pails I also preferably provide with rounded bottoms L, so that they cannot be handily used for other purposes, and thus prevent persons from abstracting them for ordinary uses.

The partsbeing thus constructed they are intended to operate as follows: The tank .1s filled with fluid, preferably water, to at or near the top, and at least to a pointabove the upper pail. In this position of the parts, which is shown in Fig. 1, the upper pail Will be filled with fluid and the lower pails will each communicate with the tank and be partially filled. Now in case of fire the operator removing the top 13 and emptying the contents of the bottles G into the tank can withdraw the pails successively from the tank, and in doing so each will. be filled with the fluid, the arrangementof the notches and slot E and D being such as to admit of the uninterrupted withdrawal of the pails without danger of spilling the contents. After all of the pails have been withdrawn there will still be considerable liquid in the tank which may be dipped out in the usual manner. I thus supplya large supply of fire extinguishing the sides thereof having inclined notches at the sides of the slots, and a nested series of pails having lateral pins thereon adapted to engage in the notches, substantially as described.

2. In a fire extinguishing apparatus, the

combination of a tank, slotted standards at bails adapted to engage the notches, brackets the sides thereof, having a series of inclined at the top of the tank within, and cans or botnotches leading therefrom, a nested series of tles containing fire extinguishing compound pails, bails thereon and lateral extensions of supported in the brackets, substantially as I 5 5 the bails adapted to engage in the notches, described.

substantially as described. In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature in 3. In a fire extinguishing apparatus, the presence of two Witnesses. combination of a tank, standards at the sides, CHARLES J L. MACLEOD. having a series of inclined notches therein, a Witnesses: 1o submerged nested series of round bottom M. B. ODOGHERTY,

pails, having bails, lateral extensions of the a O. F. BARTHEL. 

